LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- More than a dozen tea party groups in Kentucky have united to try to oust Sen. Mitch McConnell in the 2014 Republican primary, arguing that he is too moderate and has only "paid lip service" to their cause.
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"We're looking right now at anybody that has a possibility of retiring Senator McConnell," said John T. Kemper III, the group's spokesman.
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McConnell has been sending staff members to tea party meetings around the state and more recently hired Benton, who is married to the granddaughter of former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a tea party icon. Benton ran Paul's 2012 presidential campaign and Sen. Rand Paul's 2010 general election campaign.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/23/mcconnell-targeted-by-tea-partiers/1860109/
Rand Paul whom the Tea party got elected has already endorsed McConnel for reelection.
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"We're looking right now at anybody that has a possibility of retiring Senator McConnell," said John T. Kemper III, the group's spokesman.
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McConnell has been sending staff members to tea party meetings around the state and more recently hired Benton, who is married to the granddaughter of former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a tea party icon. Benton ran Paul's 2012 presidential campaign and Sen. Rand Paul's 2010 general election campaign.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/23/mcconnell-targeted-by-tea-partiers/1860109/
Rand Paul whom the Tea party got elected has already endorsed McConnel for reelection.